Ask a Bookseller: 'Ke Kumu Aupuni: The Foundation of Hawaiian Nationhood'
Sierra Keolanui, Lise Michelle Childers, and Allison Benz of Native Books in Honolulu, Hawaii, conferred about their favorite books and quickly reached a consensus: “Ke Kumu Aupuni: The Foundation of Hawaiian Nationhood” by Samuel Mānaiakalani Kamakau. This large book is a treasure trove of Hawaiian history, says Keolanui, who adds that it's been flying off the shelves of their store.Ten years in the making, the book is a collection of newspaper articles that well known historian Samuel Mānaiakalani Kamakau wrote in Hawaiian from 1865 to 1871. Written during a transformative time in Hawaii…
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